The Enchanting World Of Stephanian Authors!
Author: Amit Agrawal
Book Title: Raise a 10X Super Kid with Ram Charit Manas: A Blueprint for Every Parent and Mentor to Gift Integrated Life Outcomes to Children
In this pioneering, practical book, Amit Agrawal offers a revolutionary approach to child rearing with spiritual strategies that foster a 10X Super Kid.
Author: Gargi Rawat
Book Title: Tiger Season
Gargi Rawat is a senior news anchor and environment reporter who has worked with NDTV 24X7 for the last two decades. For many years she has been a regular face on the channel and has filmed several documentaries and environment- related programmes.
She worked on the first-ever news show on wildlife in India, ‘Born Wild’ and anchored its Hindi version, ‘Safari India’, for the Hindi channel NDTV India. Gargi has also been editorial head for some of the best-known environmental campaigns carried out by NDTV, including ‘The Greenathon’, ‘Save Our Tigers’, and the ‘Banega Swachh India Campaign’. She received widespread acclaim for her award-winning documentary series on the state of the river Ganga.
She has just released her first book Tiger Season, a work of fiction, which has themes of tiger conservation and environmental concerns. Sunaina Joshi is a reporter with a leading news channel. Unexpectedly, a fabulous opportunity falls into her lap when her channel is commissioned to run a campaign on tiger conservation featuring a Bollywood star, himself trying to resurrect his image and career following a drug scandal.
The shoot takes a dramatic turn when the television team finds itself in the middle of a local conflict and a heated incident involving a tiger attacking a forest guard. Controversy follows, with the decision to relocate the tiger to a zoo, leading to protests and fresh outrage over the action. To Sunaina’s dismay, she finds herself becoming the epicentre of the converging controversies.
Also complicating matters, are the run ins she has with the arrogant owner of the resort.
But is her aggravation with him turning to attraction?
Author: Neha Sinha
Book Title: Wild and Wilful (HarperCollins, 2021)
A profound truth of the wild, and the world at large, is that we are a part of it, not owners of it. Animals live and love near us. Is there any animal we love and hate as much as the Royal Bengal Tiger? Tigers are feared and poached, but they also endure, becoming pin-ups for candlelight marches. Indian elephants are trapped by railway lines and fences, but are reclaiming their bodies and colonizing new areas in central India. And in our dirty cities, the sparkling Plain Tiger Butterfly flourishes as one of our last links to wildlife. Wild animals exist beyond our control. They are harmless, only occasionally dangerous. They live with us, or in spite of us. Those who know them understand that wild animals require acceptance for what they are, not enslavement for what we want them to be.
In this book, we meet fifteen iconic Indian species in need of conservation and heart. The author explores what these creatures need, and how they exert agency and decision-making. With an equal emphasis on human and animal, science and skilled prose, Wild and Wilful reveals the magic of the wild in our daily lives. It will take you from fear to wonder.
Wild and Wilful was shortlisted for several national and international prizes and was on a best nonfiction book list by The Hindu newspaper.
Author: Ruchika Sharma
Book Title: Concubinage, Race and Law in Early Colonial Bengal.
Bequeathing Intimacy, Servicing the Empire
This book looks into the finer details, and everyday aspects of the domestic relations which British men came to establish with 'native' Indian women in early colonial Bengal. It does so by taking a unique look at the Wills and reading them as personal records of these men. These documents, where the men penned down details of their native mistresses, give a glimpse of what their lives, interpersonal relationships, household objects, and everyday affairs were like Interestingly, these native concubines only exist only in these Wills, and some court cases of the early modern India. The volume highlights how commonplace such non-marital cohabitation was and constructs the social history of these connections. At times, one catches the glimpse of the intimacies that were established through these connections.
It also speaks of the way the Europeans construct the notion of Indian women through ideas like seclusion, harem, elite women, Nautch women, saree, bathing at ghats, Ayah and governess and so on. It looks beyond a romanticized version of interracial household, by also speaking of issues of theft, violence, rape, bequeathment, and property rights which the women had to contend with, and also studies some of the early experiences of the mixed-race children who were a product of these relationships.
Author: Swapna Liddle
Book Title: 14 Historic Walks of Delhi
Over at least two millennia, Delhi has witnessed several kingdoms and empires come and go, and has been enriched by each one of them. Their imprint survives to this day in the modern metropolis—most visibly, in its historic buildings, gardens and settlements.
In 14 Historic Walks of Delhi, Swapna Liddle, acclaimed historian and passionate narrator of the city’s heritage, takes us to iconic monuments and neighbourhoods—World Heritage Sites like Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb and Red Fort; the sprawling Lodi Gardens; the bustling galis of Chandni Chowk and Nizamuddin; the Central Vista of New Delhi; as well as lesser-known areas like the Satpula dam and the Mehrauli and Khirki villages.
In crisp and breezy prose, Liddle gives us the historical and architectural significance of these sites, sprinkling her narrative with entertaining anecdotes.
First published in 2011, this bestseller—extensively revised and updated in 2023—is the finest, most useful guide to one of the world’s great cities for the tourist and the local resident, the flaneur and the serious history enthusiast alike.
Author: Trishna Chaudhuri
Book Title: Match Made in Heaven
Match Made in Heaven is the story of Rohan and Rohini.
From being married to his school girlfriend to getting hitched to a relative stranger, Rohan must now balance his workaholism with husbandly duties. From being a carefree student to being the daughter-in-law of a prestigious dynasty, Rohini must now weigh her carefree decisions against societal norms.
Match Made in Heaven is the story of two ambitious and caring characters, made temporarily rudderless by unfortunate circumstances but trying to get their bearings right. It pits an industrialist who’s a softie at heart against a student who’s an activist at heart – as they figure out if the person they got hitched to is really the person they want to spend the rest of their lives with.
Match Made in Heaven is a sketch of two attractive characters who find a love story as they build their lives with each other.
About the Author: Trishna Chaudhuri is an avowed reader of romantic novels and an untiring watcher of romcoms. Between her day job as a teacher of English in a prestigious school and her 24x7 job as a mother of two, she decided to try her hand at writing herself and came up with a bunch. She now has one published novel – The Boss Dilemma and has two more novels in the works.
Born to a naval officer father and an English professor mother, Trishna graduated in History from St Stephen’s College in Delhi and then completed her Master’s in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Pune University. She has been teaching in some of India’s best schools in Hyderabad, Gurgaon and now Bangalore. She lives in Bangalore with her husband and two children.
Author: Nikunj Agnihotri
Book Title: AKS
Are you looking for a book that can take you on a journey of introspection and self-reflection?
As a banker-turned-writer, Nikunj brings a unique perspective to her writing that is both insightful and thought-provoking. In this collection of short ghazals and poems, Agnihotri explores the many facets of life, from memories to present aspirations, and everything in between. The writing is simple, truthful, and natural with an emotional tone that will leave you feeling inspired.
Author: Soumya Mukherjee
Book Title: Memories
A Novella:
The Hilarious Nightmare
of Growing Up
Soumya is an alumnus of St. Stephens College and Delhi School of Economics where he was supposed to have studied Economics. He, however, did not let studies interfere with his education. Currently he is a gentleman at leisure but till recently earned his daily bhat mach by working for a PSU Insurance company, and lectures for peanuts. He is addicted to the printed word and has been devouring it since learning to read. In whatever time this leaves him he pursues his other passions, family, films, travel, food, trekking, wildlife, music, theater, and occasionally, writing. He has been published earlier in TOI,HT, Express, Hindu and other lesser known papers and magazines. He is currently trying to learn the ropes of tech challenged blogging. He has published what hopefully is his first of many novels, Memories, the hilarious nightmare of growing up
Author: Sunaina Serna Ahluwalia
Book Title: A Safe harbour
A Safe harbour is a compelling story of two women, Aafreen Luthra and her mother Trishala. AAFREEN A top executive at one of India’s leading advertising agencies. While she is at the pinnacle of her professional success, she is plagued by recurrent nightmares. Which threaten her very sanity? Why do these nightmares plague her, and what is their resolution? TRISHALA Tortured by decisions taken earlier in life, she now has to face yet another crisis. One which will change her life forever. For all those who have ever loved and lost, as well as for those who haven’t. Romance, heartbreak, loss and hope the key elements in a novel that will tug at your heartstrings.
